用功 (yònggōng) · hardworking (at studies)

用功 (yònggōng) means “hardworking (at studies); to study hard”. It is written with 2 characters: 用 (to use) + 功 (achievement). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 用功 is built

The characters

用 yòng · to use

What 用 is made of

冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke

功 gōng · achievement

What 功 is made of

工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
力lì — power
- 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: Results produced by capable 力 labor 工; 工 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他学习很用功。Tā xuéxí hěn yònggōng.He studies very hard.

你要用功读书。Nǐ yào yònggōng dúshū.You should study hard.

Questions about 用功

What does 用功 mean?

用功 (yònggōng) means “hardworking (at studies); to study hard”.

How do you pronounce 用功?

用功 is pronounced yònggōng.

Which HSK level is 用功?

用功 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

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It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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